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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and here's to wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year!

First of all, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who supports our challenge blog and plays in our challenges. Without you all, we wouldn't be here! Thank you for another fun-filled year, and we're looking forward to many more!

Now, I'd like to run a few quick announcements by you so you don't get too lonely this week while we are on break between challenges! LOL! ;)

Beginning with our next challenge on January 5th, our design team will (once again) vote on our winners! Yay! We are really stoked about this! Winners and top picks will be announced on Wednesday following the end of the challenge.

I'm sure you've noticed the announcements, but we have four new designers coming on board! You're gonna love what you see! ;)

We have an A.W.E.S.O.M.E. lineup for 2015 with three sponsors scheduled for most of our challenges, and four sponsors for a couple of them! We also have several blog hops scheduled with some fun prizes! I cannot thank our sponsors enough for their wonderfulness!

We've discontinued the Guest Designer Spotlight in 2015 as I've increased the number of regular designers to 12.

Abbreviated Challenge Rules are located on the right sidebar, however, we urge everyone to check out the full Challenge Rules on the top tab so you are familiar with exactly what's required. We want this to be fun for everyone!

Okay, this is it from me today... be sure to check back with us on January 5th for our first challenge of the new year! With our amazing designers, three wonderful sponsors and three awesome prizes, I promise you a good time! ;)

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Hi everyone and welcome back to the
Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! A huge thanks to everyone who played with
us in our "When Nature Calls!" challenge! We had some pretty awesome entries! Hope you all had a most wonderful Christmas! It's hard to believe 2014 is behind us and we are embracing 2015!

You have all created absolutely beautiful projects that are well deserving of
Winner and DT Favorite honors! Your projects will be showcased in our Facebook photos!

Be sure to grab your badges from the Badges tab above to
display on your blogs!

Don't
forget that this is one of the few months in the year that we have five
Mondays, so we have a week off between challenges. Be sure to check back with
us next Monday, January 5th, for our next challenge - the first one of the new year! It'll be a fun one and we have
some awesome sponsors lined up! And our four new designers will be rocking their debut projects! See you then! :)

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Hi everyone! It's Christmas day and we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and ahappy and healthy New Year!

I'm back this morning, on the fourth day of our new teammie introductions, to bring you Anne, our newest designer. Anne will begin creating with us in our January 5th challenge also, along with Lillian, Stephanie and Julie, and we can't wait to showcase her projects! She's a very talented lady and we're very happy she's joined our team. Be sure to check out her blog Anne's Scrap Corner to see what she's all about! ;)

So, without further ado, here's Anne...

I am super excited to be a part of the team! A quick bit about me. I live about 30 min outside of Washington DC with my husband of 17 years, 14 yr old daughter Sarah, our two dogs, and Sarah's pony, Ziggy. Most all of whom you will see on my scrapbook layouts, I come from a large family, (4 brothers and sisters, and 13 nieces and nephews) we all live in 15 min of each other and they too are in many of my scrapbook pages! We are in the process of building a new home, hoping to settle sometime in Janurary and move in March. Right about the same time that Sarah has "D" day..... decision day for high school acceptance letters!!!! Needless to say, this DT will be a stress reliever for me and a chance to get away from life for a while! Can't wait to meet everyone!!!!!!!

Welcome aboard, Anne! We're glad you're a part of our design team and we're all looking forward to lots of fun scrapping!

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Hi everyone! I'm back today, on the third day of our new designer introductions, to introduce you to Julie, our new teammie from Australia! Along with Lillian and Stephanie, Julie will begin creating with us on January 5th in our first challenge of the new year. We are more than happy that Julie has joined our team! Be sure to visit her blog Julie's Craft Haven to check out some amazing projects!
Without further ado, heeeeeere's Julie...

Hi everyone, my name is Julie and I live in Brisbane, Australia.
I'm super excited to be joining the Love to Scrap! Design Team. This is my
first Design Team and I'm really looking forward to creating with the team and
seeing all of your fabulous work in the upcoming challenges.

Over the years I have dabbled in arts and crafts - from art in
high school to ceramics and tapestry. I did manage to finish a piece but sewing
stuff really isn't my thing.

My entering the world of scrapbooking came when Mum and I attended
a beginner's class early in 2011 and it all took off from there. Since then,
I've also done Off the Page items, card making and more recently
stamping/colouring and mixed media.

I don't have a particular style when it comes to scrapbooking.
However, I do like the photos to be the main focal point and make the
paper/embellishments compliment the photo. It's the same with my card making
too.

Photography is also another hobby of mine and I love creating
layouts as a way to display my photos. The two hobbies go hand in hand perfectly!Welcome aboard, Julie! We're so happy to have you with us! We're all looking forward to lots of fun crafting!Big hugs,Leslie & the DT

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Hi everyone! As I mentioned yesterday morning, we have four amazing designers joining our design team in the new year, and I'm back this morning to introduce to you to Stephanie, who comes to us from South Carolina. We are very, very happy that she has agreed to join us! Along with Lillian, Stephanie will begin creating with us in our January 5th challenge. Be sure to check out her amazing creations on her blog Stephanie's Stampin Spot - we know that you're going to just love what you see! ;)Without further ado, here's our new teammie, Stephanie...

My name is Stephanie and Leslie has so kindly asked me to be a part of the DT. I am from South Carolina, Married for 31 years and have 2 beautiful daughters and 2 extra cute grandkids! I have been crafting for 8 years now and still enjoy it everyday. My husband and I are empty nesters and I stay at home. I have been watching children in my home for 31 years now and at the moment only take care of Teachers kids. I have one family right now with 3 children and I watch them part time which leaves me with plenty of time to craft. In my spare time I love to cook, read, bird watch and exercise. I look forward to getting to know all on the DT as I am sure there is some crafty tid-bit I can learn from each one of you!

Welcome aboard, Stephanie! We're so happy you're now a Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog designer and looking forward to lots of fun times creating together!

Monday, December 22, 2014

Hi everyone! I'm proud to announce that we have four new designers joining us in the new year! These talented ladies will begin creating with us on January 5th, our first challenge in 2015, and I'll be stretching those introductions out over the next four days... one a day for four days! How fun is that?! Today I'm very proud to introduce Lillian, who is an uber talented designer, and we are so stoked that she agreed to join us! I (almost) had to talk her into it! Hahaha! Be sure to check out her blog Lillian's Leisure - we know you'll agree that she's an excellent fit for our team!Without further ado, here's our new teammie, Lillian...

Hello, all!! Lillian
here,in Michigan, one of the
states that actually has four seasons (although during bad winter months, we’d
just as soon have only three – haha). This has been quite the year
for me – I made the decision in June to retire early, so August 1stwas my last work day after 34 years in
a local heating/cooling company, being office manager, bookkeeper, dispatcher,
accounts payable and payroll clerk, and whatever else as the need arose (yeah,
Girl Friday – and also Monday, Tuesday, and all the other days of the
week). At this point, I have no qualms whatsoever, as I finally have
more time to indulge in my card-making addiction (ahem, I mean hobby), as it’s just me and my husband,
since both our sons are happily married and off on their own. We have (5) grandchildren and are
expecting a brand-new granddaughter any day now – just waiting for the phone to
ring with the announcement!

Last month was our 40thwedding anniversary, and it was also a
delightful surprise to be contacted by Leslie with an offer to join the Love To
Scrap design team. After a slew of questions, some arm twisting
(haha – just kidding!), some ongoing “do I or don’t I” (well, this IS my first
time on a DT and there’s always some trepidation about the unknown), I decided to “throw caution to
the wind” and accept Leslie’s offer, hoping that I won’t be a thorn in
everyone’s side.

So, on that note, I’m a combination of elated, fearful,
wonder “what have I done now” (hahaha), but that aside, I AM really tickled to
be a part of the Love to Scrap team. Thank
you, Leslie, for your patience, insight and answers to all my myriad
questions! Good to be
here . . . and hope you think the same (LOL).
Welcome aboard, Lillian! We are so glad you're part of the Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog DT and we're looking forward to lots of fun crafting together!

You
have all created absolutely beautiful projects that are well deserving of
Winner and DT Favorite honors! Your projects will be showcased in our Facebook photos!

Be sure to grab your badges from the Badges tab above to
display on your blogs!

Don't
forget our LTSCB #44 - When Nature Calls! is going on right now! Grab your
paper, scissors and embellishments, and come play with us! And remember, we want
to see some stamping (rubber/clear or digi) on your project! :)

Monday, December 15, 2014

Hi everyone and welcome back to the
Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! Thanks to everyone who played with us in our
"Shape Shift!" challenge that just ended! We absolutely loved seeing all
your amazing shaped creations! Be sure to check back tomorrow for our Winners and Annette's
DT Favorites (Top 5)!

Okay,
our theme this time, for our last challenge of the year, is...

When Nature Calls!

We
challenge you to create a project featuring something found in nature - living or inanimate! ;)

Please take a
moment or three to visit our designers' blogs to let them know you love what
you see! It would totally make their day! ;)

This challenge will run for two
weeks, ending December 28th at 6:00 PM EST. Grab your papers, scissors and
embellishments, and get creative! As
always, we need to see some STAMPING (rubber/clear or digi) on your project!

You
have all created absolutely beautiful projects that are well deserving of
Winner and DT Favorite honors! Your projects will be showcased in our Facebook photos!

Be sure to grab your badges from the Badges tab above to
display on your blogs!

Don't
forget our LTSCB #43 - Shape Shift! is going on right now! Grab your
paper, scissors and embellishments, and come play with us! And remember, we want
to see some stamping (rubber/clear or digi) on your project! :)

Monday, December 1, 2014

Hi everyone and welcome back to the
Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! Thanks to everyone who played with us in our
"Say It In Color!" challenge that just ended! We absolutely loved seeing all
your amazing creations with colored sentiments! Be sure to check back tomorrow for our Winners and Karen's
DT Favorites (Top 5)!

We'd like to say good-bye and bid a
fond farewell to two of our teammies, Karen and Jackie, who are both amazing designers - these ladies put their whole heart and soul into their work! We thank you both for your service to our design team. We will miss you and we wish you the very best. Big hugs
from all of us!

And we would like to thank our November guest designers,LauraandRiti! I think you'll agree that they
did an awesome job! Thank you, ladies, for your fabulous contributions to our
challenge blog while guest designing for us!

Okay,
our theme this time is...

Shape Shift!

We
challenge you to create a shaped project - no plain squares or rectangles! ;)

Please take a
moment or three to visit our designers' blogs to let them know you love what
you see! It would totally make their day! ;)

This challenge will run for two
weeks, ending December 14th at 6:00 PM EST. Grab your papers, scissors and
embellishments, and get creative! As
always, we need to see some STAMPING (rubber/clear or digi) on your project!

Our sister blogs - come play with us! :)

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CHALLENGE RULES

Winners & DT Favorites (Top Picks) are chosen by our Design Team.

All entries are eligible to be chosen as DT Favorites; however, only those following the rules are eligible to win our sponsor prizes. Winners are to claim prizes via email within 1 week after being announced. Our email address is listed in the winner's post. Prizes not claimed after 1 week (7 days) will be forfeited.

Our few simple rules...

(1) Follow the specified theme for each challenge.

(2) No more than 5 entries per challenge, all separate projects. To give everyone an equal chance of winning, entries in excess of 5 will be deleted. You may, however, combine our challenge with as many others as you wish.

(3) Stamping (rubber/clear or digi) on all projects. Digital scrapbooking type creations, pre-printed images and stickers do not count as stamping.

(4) New projects not posted prior to the start of our challenge. No back-linking.

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